as what shall have been pacified before; for in both cases you must do this without any sort of violence or ill treatment, but with the kind treatment by which friends must be preserved.  Thus if there has been any excess in this—­which has been done contrary to my will and orders—­it must entirely cease in whatever shall be done during your term.  By this I lighten my conscience and charge yours.

The great need for the said pacification in the said islands has been reported, especially in those very districts where the Spaniards live, and which they frequent.  These districts are all in rebellion and unsubdued, because of the lack of soldiers.  Report has been made also of the injuries and vexations caused by the soldiers there to the natives.  And inasmuch as things are come to such a pass there, according to report, that the island of Lucon has many provinces which have never been subdued, or if subdued, are in rebellion—­as for instance, Cagayan, Panga[sinan?], Oncian, Cambales, Valenses, and others, all in the midst of the pacified provinces, and near and contiguous to Manila, and all in confusion and lack of any regulation—­as soon as you reach the said islands, with the advice and opinion of the Audiencia, you shall ordain what is most advisable in this matter.  You shall begin, as may be reasonable and most desirable, by attending to the general improvement of these conditions, and with especial care and assistance; for evil might come upon the distant places, if the part at your very doors is left under suspicion and unsubdued.  Besides there is the obligation to try to secure the continuation of the instruction of so many people as are already converted, and under my royal protection.  Because these do not have the peace and tranquillity required, they suffer great hardships and wrongs from those who are in rebellion and unpacified.  Daily the latter harass, kill, and assault them, and burn their crops.  On this account, and because they kill many Spaniards also, not only is there no advance made in conquests, but that portion conquered is being daily diminished.  In order to reform this state of affairs, you shall give commands, in accordance with what has been said above, with great consideration and justification.  You shall always observe, as aforesaid, the ordinances set forth in the instructions for discoveries, pacifications, and the introduction of the gospel, without violating them in any point.

Beside the said provinces that are in rebellion in places, among the Spaniards and Indians already converted, there are others, which although they do not lie so near, yet, in respect to their distances and the nature of their inhabitants, cannot be termed new discoveries, as they are already known and considered—­as, for instance, Babuyanes, the island of Hermosa, the island of Caballos, Lequios, the islands of Ancion, Jabas, Burney, Pacaguan, Calanyanes, Mindanao, Sido, Maluco, and many others.  Since, as it is reported,